Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
4
10
9
9
4
4
6
13
19
24
24
13
9
10
16
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
20
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:00PM1.65m
3:16AM1.56m
3:59PM1.68m
4:15AM1.59m
4:51PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.55m
9:13PM0.68m
9:30AM0.55m
10:12PM0.63m
10:27AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
17
14
11
10
9
10
13
20
21
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
15
15
10
8
7
6
8
11
18
18
8
6
5
5
6
9
9
9
7
6
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